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Mexican National Detained Without Bond Hearing After 23 Years in U.S.

May 18, 2026 · Mexico

Jorge Luna Cruz, a Mexican national who entered the United States in 2003 at age 17 and lived in the country for approximately 23 years, was arrested by ICE on May 18, 2026, and charged with inadmissibility under INA § 212(a)(6)(A)(i). He was detained without a bond hearing based on the government's interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2). The federal court granted his habeas corpus petition and ordered his immediate release, finding that his detention should have been governed by § 1226(a), which provides for a discretionary detention process with bond hearing rights.

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